RE: Regular expressions. Are there APIs to allow check from RPG

Gary,

I've seen posts (here or the newsgroup?) that talked about using Java or
Perl for regex.  Might try googling regex and RPG.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Bowers [mailto:gwbowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:15 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Regular expressions. Are there APIs to allow check from RPG
> 
> 
> There are numerous standards for checking regular expressions in Java.
> 
> Is there a way to access/verify fields against regular 
> expressions in RPG?
> Has anyone done this before, using regular expressions?? 
> 
> (It doesn't HAVE to be linked to Java, if there are other 
> alternatives) 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> For instance, I may want to verify a website syntax, or a credit card
> syntax, etc.  
> 
>  
> 
>  DBweb   = "www.ibm.com"
> 
>  RegExpr = "www\\.(.+)\\.(.+)";
> 
> If RegularExpressionMatch(DBweb: RegExpr) = TRUE;
> 
>     THEN // stuff;
> 
>     ELSE // otherstuff;
> 
>  
> 
> Or email address:
> 
> DBemail = "administrator@xxxxxxxxx";
> RegExpr = (".+@.+\\.[a-z]+");
> 
> If RegularExpressionMatch(DBemail: RegExpr) = TRUE;
> 
>     THEN // send email using specified/valid syntax of email address;
> 
>     ELSE // send mail using alternate email address; 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I think there are some methods (java.util.regex.Pattern,
> java.util.regex.Matcher, etc)  or something else?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> --Gary
> 
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